GSD&M Idea City producer Paul Golubovich talks about the BMW M3 V8 Revolution TV commercial we saw earlier this morning in this “The Making Of…” video. Golubovich and his team explain the technicalities involved in shooting the commercial. Look from the 1 minute 50 seconds mark and you can see flames coming out of the opened engine.
Watch the video after the jump. Click here to read the rest of The Making Of BMW M3 V8 “Revolution” Video
In the previous post we saw ad agency Idea City’s TV spot for BMW showing us the insides of the V8 engine from the new BMW M3. It looked great but it wasn’t really real combustion cycle as there was no piston.
After the jump you will find a video recording of what happens inside a combustion chamber for real! You can actually see the intake valve opening, the combustion process and then the exhaust valve opening, all in slow motion! Click here to read the rest of VIDEO: Inside a combustion chamber
The amazing TV spot you will see after the jump is the creation of ad agency Idea City. It features what happens inside the new BMW M3’s V8 engine and was created entirely without the use of CGI effects. Instead, a real engine (3 of them actually) was modified to have special cameras, lenses and lighting inserted.
After 2 weeks of preparation and a further 80 hours to film the actual injection and combustion process the result is this TV spot, which was filmed at 10,000 fps. Of course, it isn’t really an accurate representation of the combustion process as you can see there’s no piston in there, so the engine isn’t really running.
Watch the amazing video after the jump. Click here to read the rest of BMW M3 “Revolution” TV Commercial by IdeaCity
Japanese business newspaper Nikkei Shimbun reported that Toyota is considering raising its current 8.7% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru) to about 17%, in a deal that is valued at 30 billion yen, or RM937 million ringgit, pending a review by Japan’s Fair Trade Commission.
Subaru will remain somewhat independent and not be considered a Toyota subsidiary as the resulting shareholding by Toyota will be under 20%. In a response to Nikkei’s report, Subaru says it still does not have anything to announce at the moment as the stakeholding increase is not final yet and still under discussions.
Of course, such reports will always affect share prices. Subaru shares went up 6.6% on the day the Nikkei reported the news.
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Volvo seems to be really pushing the Volvo C30 as a fun hatchback, but I think this optional feature is abit too whacko. Stickers as decorations for cars are quite common-place – Proton has been quite notorious in the past with its compulsory optional stickers that cost a few hundred ringgit, and Naza has recently announced a new line of Edisi Grafix stickers for the Naza Suria.
The Volvo C30 is now available with a choice of about 20 designs which include things like the rainbow pattern above, polka dots, zebra stripes and many more. These designs are actually an applique film, which is removable, and also serves to protect the car. The film is designed to last about two years, after of which it can be replaced with a new design or removed completely.
Each designs cost about 2,000 Euros, or about RM10,000 ringgit. Check out three more designs after the jump, or click here to view all the designs available! Click here to read the rest of Volvo C30 optional decorative film
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Nissan will be adding another Nissan Livina variant in the China market, called the Nissan Livina C-Gear. It’s essentially a jacked up Livina with a SUV-style bodykit to make it look more attractive and less MPV-like. In the interior, a sportier colour scheme matches the more rugged outlook. The predominant colour will be black, with silver trim.
After China, the next stop for the Nissan Livina C-Gear will be Indonesia, where it will be known as the Nissan Livina X-Gear.
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Mercedes-Benz has long been rumoured to be coming up with the CLE-Class, a coupe based on the C-Class, but what we’ve got so far is only the CLC-Class, a restyled hatchback version of the previous generation C-Class chassis.
Theophilus Chin has whipped up what he thinks the CLE-Class 4-door coupe could look like, with headlamps inspired by the SL-Class. It’s essentially a smaller version of the Mercedes Benz CLS-Class, and the CLS is a 4-door coupe version of the E-Class.
No news anywhere lately about the CLE-Class, so it may not be something that could ever come into existence after all. It was rumoured that the CLE would come with suicide-doors instead of being a proper 4-door car because the car would be much smaller than the E-Class-based CLS and the 4 doors would not look good on it.
Hummer has facelifted its Hummer H2 truck for this year. Exterior changes include larger slots in the front 7-slot grille as well as the lower bumper grille for extra cooling for the new more powerful V8 engine, and on the interior you get a redesigned dashboard and a new option for a third row, which increases seating capacity to 7 people.
The new L92 Vortec engine is a lighter and more powerful 6.2 liter V8 engine producing 393 PS at 5,700rpm and 574Nm of torque at 4,300rpm. This is mated to GM’s Hydra-Matic 6L80 6-speed automatic with dual overdrives (0.85:1 and 0.66:1). The driver is able to swap through the six cogs manually via steering wheel buttons. 0 to 100km/h takes 7.8 seconds.
Other enhancements in the engine bay include a better cooling system, an electric cooling fan, regulated voltage control, a new data transfer architecture, and a new 3.73:1 rear axle ratio. With the increased power, towing capacity of the Hummer H2 also increases from 2,954kg to 3,727kg. The Hummer H2 itself weighs 3,000kg, and has a 121 liter fuel tank – that’s slightly over RM232 to fill it up at RM1.92 per liter prices.
View more photos of the facelifted Hummer H2 after the jump. Click here to read the rest of 2008 Hummer H2 Facelift
Volkswagen has updated the 3.0 liter V6 TDI engine installed in the Volkswagen Touareg with a version that puts out more power, torque, and yet emits less CO2 pollution – 262g/km versus 278g/km.
The new engine now makes 240 PS, which is 15 PS more than before. Peak torque has been raised by 10% from 500Nm to 550Nm. Thanks to the increased power and torque, 0 to 100km/h acceleration times now take 8.3 seconds, a drop of 0.9 seconds from the previous 9.2 seconds figure.
The new engine is Euro 5 compliant and features a Diesel Paritculate Filter.
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Proton has setup weekend drive-in service bays for the recent Proton Savvy wheel hub inspection recall exercise at four of it’s service outlets.
Opening times for these service bays are from 8am to 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays. These service bays have been set up specially for the recall and customers can bring their cars for inspection at these outlets even if they have not made a prior appointment.
Inspection will take approximately 20 minutes, but will possibly take longer if replacement of parts are required.
Proton has also taken up an ad in major newspapers regarding the recall with a list of all service centres – a high resolution scan of the ad is available after the jump, completely with addresses of the 4 service centers above. Click here to read the rest of Proton sets up weekend bays for Savvy recall
